2021 Baseball Roster
Horvath, Mac
Jersey Number 10
Mac Horvath
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Bio
As A Junior (2023)
Tabbed First Team All-America by Perfect Game • Selected ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Atlantic Region • Named Second Team All-ACC • One of just eight 20-20 (home runs-stolen bases) players in DI • Was 10th nationally in home runs (24) and 16th in total bases (170) • Ranked among the ACC’s league leaders in stolen bases (2nd), home runs (2nd), runs (3rd), total bases (4th), RBIs (7th), slugging percentage (7th), doubles (6th) and OPS (10th) • First UNC player to hit 20 home runs and 20 doubles and steal 20 bases in the same season; first ACC player to achieve the feat since 1999 • Became second 20-20 player in school history • Belted two home runs in game four times • Homered and stole a base in the same game seven times • His 11 doubles in ACC play were tied for fourth-most in the conference • Belted the second-most home runs in a season at UNC • Started all 60 games (32 at third base, 20 in right field, 8 in center field) • Led the Tar Heels in slugging percentage, runs, RBIS, triples, home runs, total bases, sacrifice flies and stolen bases • Fell a single shy of the cycle on opening day • Drew a school record five walks against Seton Hall (2/18) • Collected three doubles on the road against East Carolina (2/24) • Hit a walk-off home run against Stony Brook in the 11th inning of the series opener • Batted .418 (23-for-55) in a stretch of 13 games from April 7 - 29, raising his batting average 46 points • Drove in eight runs against UNCW with a pair of three-run homers and a two-single; most RBIs by a UNC player in 2004 • Knocked in seven runs in game one of a doubleheader against Virginia Tech with a grand slam and three-run home run • Collected four RBIs in the nightcap, including another three-run homer to give UNC a twin bill sweep of the Hokies • In four games during the week of April 25-29, hit .563 (9-for-16) with five home runs and 19 RBIs and was named Dick Howser Trophy Hitter of the Week, D1 Hitter of the Week, Rawlings/Perfect Game College Baseball Hitter of the Week and ACC Player of the Week • Went 4-for-13 with a home runs, three RBIs and five runs in the final home series against NC State • Drew three walks in the ACC Baseball Championship against Virginia • Was 3-for-5 with a double and game-tying home run in the final game versus Iowa.
As A Sophomore (2022)
Started all 63 games he played at third base before missing the final game of the year due to a medical procedure • Posted a final slash line of .268/.390/.557 with 18 home runs, 53 RBIs and 19 stolen bases • Recorded career-highs in every major statistical category • Led the Diamond Heels in walks (46) • Ranked among the top 20 in the ACC in stolen bases (6th) • walks (6th), home runs (13th), doubles (17th) and runs scored (17th) • Finished the season with 19 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games • Longest hitting streak of the year was 10 games • Led the team in runs (34), doubles (10) and total bases (72) during ACC play • Batted from six different positions in the order • One of two players in the ACC to hit 15 home runs and steal 15 bases during the season • Batted .326 in the final 24 games of the season with nine home runs and 26 RBIs • Collected a career-best four hits against Georgia Tech (April 15) and versus VCU (June 5) • Crushed two home runs against both Charlotte (May 3) and Hofstra (June 3) • Swiped two bases in a game three times • Raised his batting average 70 points in the final 36 games from .198 on April 2 to .268 at season’s end • Hit .314 in the final 10 weeks of the year • Laced a walk-off single in the series opener against Coastal Carolina • Drove in the game-winning run in the ACC Baseball Championship semifinal win over Notre Dame • Led the Diamond Heels with five game-winning RBIs in the sixth inning or later • The most hits he had in a three-game series was six against Georgia Tech • Went 5-for-15 with three doubles, three RBIs, two stolen bases, and a home run in three games against Virginia • Was 4-for-10 with six runs, four walks, one double and one game-winning sacrifice fly in three games at NC State.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in 46 games with 35 starts, all at third base • Finished the season batting .227 with five homes and 22 RBIs • Slugged .387 and posted an on-base percentage of .311 • Ranked fifth on the team in on-base percentage • Recorded five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games • Hit a grand slam in the first inning versus NC State at the ACC Tournament, finishing with a career-high six RBIs • Drove in four runs in the series opener at Louisville (5/14) and at home against UNCW (5/18) • Collected a season-high three hits against the Seahawks, going 3-for-5 at the plate with a three-run home run • Longest hitting streak of the season was six games • Reached safely in 15 of the last 17 games • Raised his batting average by 77 points over the final 17 games, hitting .296 (19-for-64) during that stretch with four home runs and 18 RBIs with a .547 slugging percentage and OPS of .908.
High School
Competed for IMG Academy under Vinny Mannese • Pitched and played shortstop • Played travel baseball for Canes National under Jeff Petty • Led team to Perfect Game Fall World Series Championship • Ranked as the No. 2 player in Minnesota and No. 1 shortstop by Perfect Game • Ranked as the 11th best shortstop in the country by Perfect Game.
Tabbed First Team All-America by Perfect Game • Selected ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Atlantic Region • Named Second Team All-ACC • One of just eight 20-20 (home runs-stolen bases) players in DI • Was 10th nationally in home runs (24) and 16th in total bases (170) • Ranked among the ACC’s league leaders in stolen bases (2nd), home runs (2nd), runs (3rd), total bases (4th), RBIs (7th), slugging percentage (7th), doubles (6th) and OPS (10th) • First UNC player to hit 20 home runs and 20 doubles and steal 20 bases in the same season; first ACC player to achieve the feat since 1999 • Became second 20-20 player in school history • Belted two home runs in game four times • Homered and stole a base in the same game seven times • His 11 doubles in ACC play were tied for fourth-most in the conference • Belted the second-most home runs in a season at UNC • Started all 60 games (32 at third base, 20 in right field, 8 in center field) • Led the Tar Heels in slugging percentage, runs, RBIS, triples, home runs, total bases, sacrifice flies and stolen bases • Fell a single shy of the cycle on opening day • Drew a school record five walks against Seton Hall (2/18) • Collected three doubles on the road against East Carolina (2/24) • Hit a walk-off home run against Stony Brook in the 11th inning of the series opener • Batted .418 (23-for-55) in a stretch of 13 games from April 7 - 29, raising his batting average 46 points • Drove in eight runs against UNCW with a pair of three-run homers and a two-single; most RBIs by a UNC player in 2004 • Knocked in seven runs in game one of a doubleheader against Virginia Tech with a grand slam and three-run home run • Collected four RBIs in the nightcap, including another three-run homer to give UNC a twin bill sweep of the Hokies • In four games during the week of April 25-29, hit .563 (9-for-16) with five home runs and 19 RBIs and was named Dick Howser Trophy Hitter of the Week, D1 Hitter of the Week, Rawlings/Perfect Game College Baseball Hitter of the Week and ACC Player of the Week • Went 4-for-13 with a home runs, three RBIs and five runs in the final home series against NC State • Drew three walks in the ACC Baseball Championship against Virginia • Was 3-for-5 with a double and game-tying home run in the final game versus Iowa.
As A Sophomore (2022)
Started all 63 games he played at third base before missing the final game of the year due to a medical procedure • Posted a final slash line of .268/.390/.557 with 18 home runs, 53 RBIs and 19 stolen bases • Recorded career-highs in every major statistical category • Led the Diamond Heels in walks (46) • Ranked among the top 20 in the ACC in stolen bases (6th) • walks (6th), home runs (13th), doubles (17th) and runs scored (17th) • Finished the season with 19 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games • Longest hitting streak of the year was 10 games • Led the team in runs (34), doubles (10) and total bases (72) during ACC play • Batted from six different positions in the order • One of two players in the ACC to hit 15 home runs and steal 15 bases during the season • Batted .326 in the final 24 games of the season with nine home runs and 26 RBIs • Collected a career-best four hits against Georgia Tech (April 15) and versus VCU (June 5) • Crushed two home runs against both Charlotte (May 3) and Hofstra (June 3) • Swiped two bases in a game three times • Raised his batting average 70 points in the final 36 games from .198 on April 2 to .268 at season’s end • Hit .314 in the final 10 weeks of the year • Laced a walk-off single in the series opener against Coastal Carolina • Drove in the game-winning run in the ACC Baseball Championship semifinal win over Notre Dame • Led the Diamond Heels with five game-winning RBIs in the sixth inning or later • The most hits he had in a three-game series was six against Georgia Tech • Went 5-for-15 with three doubles, three RBIs, two stolen bases, and a home run in three games against Virginia • Was 4-for-10 with six runs, four walks, one double and one game-winning sacrifice fly in three games at NC State.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in 46 games with 35 starts, all at third base • Finished the season batting .227 with five homes and 22 RBIs • Slugged .387 and posted an on-base percentage of .311 • Ranked fifth on the team in on-base percentage • Recorded five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games • Hit a grand slam in the first inning versus NC State at the ACC Tournament, finishing with a career-high six RBIs • Drove in four runs in the series opener at Louisville (5/14) and at home against UNCW (5/18) • Collected a season-high three hits against the Seahawks, going 3-for-5 at the plate with a three-run home run • Longest hitting streak of the season was six games • Reached safely in 15 of the last 17 games • Raised his batting average by 77 points over the final 17 games, hitting .296 (19-for-64) during that stretch with four home runs and 18 RBIs with a .547 slugging percentage and OPS of .908.
High School
Competed for IMG Academy under Vinny Mannese • Pitched and played shortstop • Played travel baseball for Canes National under Jeff Petty • Led team to Perfect Game Fall World Series Championship • Ranked as the No. 2 player in Minnesota and No. 1 shortstop by Perfect Game • Ranked as the 11th best shortstop in the country by Perfect Game.
Personal
Mac Horvath is the son of Tony Horvath and Marcia Carrigan • Born on July 22, 2001 • Has two brothers, David and Lucas
Why Carolina: I chose UNC because of the great combination of academics and athletics. I know we can compete for a national championship every year.
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